如果你的孩子有虱子怎么办

Dr. 假面: Lice seems to a big problem during the school year for kids. What really are lice and what can you do if your child comes home with these new friends? 我是博士. 辛迪的假面, and I've got the lice-busting tips for you on today's Scope.

播音员: 让你的孩子健康快乐. You are now entering "The 健康儿童专区," with Dr. 辛迪·盖尔纳，《大发体育官网》杂志.

Dr. 假面: Every year, there are a few months where the number of kids with lice concerns seems to increase. Sometimes you'll find out about these outbreaks when your child brings home a note from school, or you see them scratching their head a lot and when you look, there's a tiny gray bug crawling in their hair. 这很恶心.

These suckers move fast and they can be hard to see. They live in the hair, and they feed off your child's blood. They lay teeny, tiny, white eggs called nits, which they stick to the hair itself. There are usually lots of nits and, unlike dandruff, they don't come off in flakes. The back of the neck is the favorite area for lice and nits. 而虱子只能生活在人类身上, they can be spread quickly when kids share hats, 库姆斯, 或丢, 或者仅仅是通过非常密切的接触. 它们甚至可以爬到床上用品或毛巾上.

虱子不会歧视. Anyone can get them, even if they are uber clean. The good news is that nits don't transmit lice. Only live lice can bounce from person to person. Using over-the-counter lice shampoos is a great way to kill both the lice and the nits. Be sure you follow the instructions on the package exactly, for best results.

Once you kill the lice, use the lice comb that came with the kit. 我警告你，这很耗时. But it's important to remove the nits so people don't think your child still has lice. If your child has been treated with the lice medication, 他们回到学校是可以的, 即使他们有虱子. 这在过去是一个大问题, but the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses recommend that all "no-nit" policies be abandoned.

有一些好消息. While nits can live for two weeks, lice can't live for more than 24 hours off the human body. This gives you plenty of time to go into "lice removal mode.“用吸尘器把孩子的房间打扫干净, soak their hair brushes and bands for one hour in a solution made with the anti-lice shampoo, 把所有的床上用品用热水洗一洗, and any items that can't be washed can be sealed in a plastic bag for two weeks, 直到虱子都死了.

因为虱子很容易传染, make sure all the heads in your family are checked and treat them if they start scratching. Luckily, lice don't carry any other diseases, but they can be stubborn. If you're having a hard time getting rid of these pests, talk to your child's pediatrician. 大发娱乐有可能会有所大发娱乐的选择.

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